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Article 6: Development Standards 99 <br /> Section 6.15: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control245F <br /> (d) The alteration of the natural topography and removal of vegetation will <br /> increase erosion by increasing velocity of runoff. <br /> (e) The siltation of water bodies resulting from increased erosion will <br /> decrease the capacity of the water bodies to hold and transport water, <br /> and harm flora and fauna. <br /> (f) Sedimentation further reduces water quality because it transports <br /> pollutants into the water, then releases them in the water as it settles. <br /> (g) Impervious surfaces will increase the volume and rate of stormwater <br /> runoff. This allows less water to percolate into the soil, thereby <br /> decreasing groundwater recharge. Increased velocity of runoff also <br /> reduces the filtering effect of the soil. <br /> (h) Improperly managed stormwater runoff will increase the incidence of <br /> flooding and the level of floods which occur. <br /> (2) The regulations set forth in this Section that are applicable to the University Lake, <br /> Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Watersheds are designed: <br /> (a) To protect and maintain the chemical, physical and biological quality and <br /> integrity of water supply reservoirs within these watersheds and other <br /> critical watershed areas. <br /> (b) To prevent harm to the residents of the community by prohibiting <br /> activities which adversely affect water supply reservoirs as a public water <br /> supply. <br /> (c) To encourage the protection of natural systems and the utilization of <br /> these systems in a manner which does not impair their beneficial <br /> functioning. <br /> (d) To discourage the construction of drainage systems which do not <br /> functionally approximate the natural drainage pattern. <br /> (e) To minimize sedimentation and erosion, within the watersheds, and as a <br /> result, minimize the transport of sediment and pollutants. <br /> (f) To protect and maintain the existing habitat of fish and wildlife. <br /> (g) To prevent damage from flooding while recognizing that natural <br /> fluctuations in water levels are beneficial. <br /> (h) To protect the absorptive, purifying and retentive functions of the natural <br /> systems existing in the University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno <br /> Watersheds area. <br /> (i) To ensure the attainment of these objectives by requiring the approval <br /> and implementation of Sed;,. eRta+,„n and E SOOR C RtF l Plansef s,Gn <br /> and sed;rneRtat'GR ,.op# ��Erosion and Sedimentation Control <br /> Plans247 for all activities which may adversely affect the University Lake, <br /> Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Watersheds. <br /> (j) To provide and enforce design and performance standards for control of <br /> post-development erosion and sedimentation in order to preserve the <br /> characteristics that existed in the University Lake, Cane Creek, and <br /> Upper Eno Watersheds Area prior to development. <br /> 241 Consistent use of"Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans". <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-116 <br />